New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-03
LITERARY NOTES.


Tho volume of essays by the late H. r. Wnippie
Svb;ch TYcknor T. Co. about to publish VIII oear
~ III. - q American Literature and Other Papers"
II will have an introduction by MI whittier and WIZ
Contain Whipple's Centennial articles on American
literature: q PAPER Starr King, TWO artcies Oh
Emerson and his wellknown criticism on the orator.
OF Webster
TYckuor will soon bring out volume OF Last
Memorials of Henry Wadsworth Longfeilow. pre-
pared by the Rev. Samuel Longfellow. This will ap-
near IN shape uniform with the Lite" and Will con-
tain more Journals aud letters OF the poet various
remnisoences of personal friends; tributes from
Norton Holmes and others; chapter OF tAoieta'k
and bits of unpublished verse. geDealogv, divers
pages of photography and an index will complete the
volume. A limited laroe paper edition OF numoero"
copies will also be published.
Authors who object to critics may find some amg use
nent-snd instructon-in this story 'oio ~ "0
Boston Transcript: II. e.
There "a a Young critic the Boston press VINO is
called upon to review the greater part OF a ."o
that one important paper receives snd 80 .'o
Generally manage find out who their Judges I'D ,"o
re.s are the fact has spread abroad among tne uaV
Their sork in this instance Is being reviewed W
younA man but lately out OF college, Inc oner uy,
an elderly literary man met this young or'0 anu 'O
TO him:
vour book reviewing from literary veteran, VIII
youi
"'Certalnlv not.
1'Well YOU. are doing pretty well hut your work
IA sadly immature. l have seen some particularly
boyish criticisms lately
a'would you be willing to mention some examples,
to help me mend my style2'
"'Certainly.'
aAnd then the literary veteran proceeded to name
three part ouar bookuoticcs containing in every
line the evidences OF immature Judgment. -.
al thank YOU very much. said the young critic.
hut the first criticism you named was written oy
IL. t. 1apa rfrpan
which the book treated the second was the work OF
professor in Harvard College: and the thrd Was
written by Of the most eminent literary ciergymen
OF Boston. Which inasmuch as II was the iao'' Koes
Ia proye that IL is sometimes difficult 10 locate
literary style in an uns'gned newspaper article
Lady Blennerhassett is writing q new biography OF
Madame do Siacl, having occupied twelve years in
collecting material tor the book.
General Wallace never saw Syria until after Ben
Hurn was completed. He prepared for the work by
reading hooks of history, travel manners and customs
talked with friends who had seen the country, and
wrote with large map OF it hanging on the wall
before him.
Mr. Howells was fifty years old on Tuesday.
repoi ter of The Transcript who called upon MN on
that day shes these notes concerning the author
ait IL the conventional thing" said he. to look upon
fifty az the summit after that it is expected that
man will begin to 60 down hill. He quietly remarked
With o delicious touch OF humor that he proposed 10
seems uaturaI-these BIRTHDAYS and other occasions;
and perhaps, when q comes to die, it seems the
most natural thing in the world. lie said mat,
although he might prefer some other branch Oh literary
work. he has into the way OF writing store ana
will probably continue that kind Of labor as long as he
IA able to do IT, Speaking OF the need OF work, Mr.
Howells said that he has always been accustomed 10
be quay. and should not be content II idle. lie
sometimes wOnders however, how men who are norn
r,ch and famous get into the way OF working nara
uhe ia not
men have With regard TO his regular work, Mr.
Howells said that he does not take vacations he
writes three four hours day, and then he is not
good for any work. Mr.. Howells spoke IN glow
ing terms OF Mr. Samue! L. Clemens Mark Twain
whom he considers only the foremost bumori't OF
the country, but a of eminent ability IN other
branches of literary work..
The highest price ever paid Tor book in Germany IS
S165O That sum was piven the other day at Cologne
for copy the original Latin edition OF the Letters
Of Columbus, printed IN 1893
The forthcoming novels announced by Ticknor & Co.
include The Devils Hat" story OF the oil regions
BY Melville Philips, literary editor OF The Philadel-
phia Press; The Confessions OF Caud," by Edgar
Fawcstt; Mrs. Dahlgren's Lights and Shadows OF
Life; 1.-TWO Gentlemen OF Boston" story OF New
England lite; and "The Strike in the B. Mills"
story dealing with the labor question. In May this
firm will b-ng out the first OF new series OF paper
covered novels for summer reading They wall be
issued week tor three months. and will include
some successful novels well many entirely
DR.. C. S. Robnsons lectures Egypt delivered be-
fore his congregation during the past winter will
shortly be published in book form by The Century"
Company The volume will wear the title OF The
Pharaohs of tho Bondage and the Exodus"
alfalfa. or Life in Modern Palestine" book by
Laurence Obphant-one Of the most eccentric and
interesting OF the timcawill be brought out nme-
diately by the Harpers. Mr.. Charles a. Dana has
edi cd the volume the various chapters OF which APP
peared some time ago in " The Sun"